<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="=
Book Antiqua" LANG="0">In a message dated 05/07/2003 10:15:22 PM Central D=
aylight Time, pianotech-request@ptg.org writes:<BR>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="A=
rial" LANG="0"><<Oh well. Just to <BR>
second what everybody else seems to be saying, it's a damn shame we no <BR>
longer have the actual piano action around to speak for itself. Seems =
to <BR>
me a shortsighted decision on Steinway's part. Sigh.<BR>
<BR>
Anyhow, thanks for the book quote.<BR>
<BR>
Mickey>><BR>
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FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Book Antiqua" LANG="0">One wonders whether it wa=
s simply short-sighted, or whether it was also a self-protective sort of mov=
e........to insure that no one else would (or could) be able to ask for it t=
o be duplicated. And if that idea seems paranoic, well................=
.........when you are dealing with marketing people, first and foremost, the=
n.................?<BR>
<BR>
Stan Ryberg<BR>
Barrington IL<BR>
Associate Member<BR>
<U>mailto:jstan40@aol.com</U></FONT></HTML>